Edinboro hosts "admit on the spot" admissions event

EDINBORO -- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania officials are making a last push to get students to enroll at the school before the start of the upcoming spring semester.

The university will hold its first "Admit on the Spot" event today in the school's admissions office in Academy Hall, 200 E. Normal St.

Prospective students can show up with their high school transcripts, fill out an application and find out if they've been accepted before they leave campus. The event also will allow potential students who have started applications but need to turn in added materials or information a chance to supply whatever is needed to complete their applications and have a decision immediately afterward.

The event will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Financial aid staff will be on hand for the event, and students will be able to register for classes immediately after being admitted.

Craig Grooms, the university's director of admissions, said the university decided to create the "Admit on the Spot" event based on student demand, and because it is traditionally more difficult to recruit new students in the spring.

"The spring semester is an enrollment opportunity that sometimes slips by because there usually is such a small window in which to complete all the required paperwork," Grooms said in a news release announcing the event.